The 70km Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as ...

The Setouchi region of Japan , made famous to an international audience by Donald Richie's exceptional The Inland Sea - a ...

IMABARI, Ehime Prefecture--The Seto Inland Sea boasts a dream landscape dotted with numerous islands. But the best view is available only to those who aren't scared of heights. Catering to such ...

The calmness of Seto Inland Sea, located in western Japan, will send your worries away. One thing that has been firmly supporting lives in this area is stone. The stone walls of the famous Osaka ...

ONOMICHI, Japan -- In late October, as the autumn leaves were turning yellow, I sat on the deck of a ferry crossing part of the Seto Inland Sea, a 440-kilometer-long body of water that separates ...

With its seascapes, rich culture and culinary delights, the island of Awaji, the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is a ...

On October 27, the "Cycling Shimanami 2024" event, in which people rode bicycles on an expressway, was held. It took place around the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, or Nishi-Seto Expressway, which ...

Shodoshima Olive Park on the Seto Inland Sea’s second-largest island is home to a re-creation of the fictional Guchokipanya (“rock-scissors-paper”) Bakery. The twist is that the bakery ...

When pirates operated in Japan's Seto Inland Sea around 500 years ago, the largest group, the Murakami Kaizoku, certainly did not fit the conventional image of pirates. They actually protected ...

Photos of a massive red shrine gate that appears to be floating in the sea is one of the most iconic images of Japan. The gate is the great torii of Itsukushima Shrine on the small island in the Seto ...

Setouchi is a quiet adventurer with mischievous charm, beckoning you to wander across island-studded waters to discover stunning pockets of art amid soulful serenity. Always with a thoughtful ...

This was how I came across Shimanami Kaido, a 70km-long cycling route that links the main islands of Honshu and Shikoku, weaving through six smaller islands floating in the Seto Inland Sea ...